TC Electronic Dark Matter Distortion. While the name does imply metal tones, this pedal can do much more than just that. It is designed to cover everything from smooth to high gain, and comes with enough tone shaping to make even those with picky tastes satisfied. It was chosen by GuitarSite.com as one of the top distortion pedals in 2016. For a detailed guide to Distortion Pedals see http://www.guitarsite.com/best-distortion-pedal/